Intel Core i5-12400F killer mid-range CPU is reportedly on sale already

Date:
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:10:19 +0000

Description:
This is one of the most keenly awaited Alder Lake chips, and interestingly it doesnt use Intels hybrid tech.

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Intels Core i5-12400F is already on sale, even before the CPU has been announced, according to reports anyway.

This comes from VideoCardz which highlights that over in Peru, XanxoGaming claims to have bought one of these mid-range Alder Lake processors (a boxed copy at a retailer). Apparently it cost 899 Sols which is about $220 (or around 170, AU$310).

This is an interesting processor because its an Alder Lake model which doesnt have any efficiency cores, meaning that theres no hybrid tech here its just
a straight 6-core CPU (all of them performance or standard cores).

Now having the chip in their hands, XanxoGaming has promised some benchmarks in the near future, so we can expect some leakage around the performance of this processor assuming this whole affair is genuine. (We need the usual caution applied here, though the pics supplied, including the box and that
new stock cooler an outdated affair which looks like a poor effort as weve observed recently seem authentic to us).

Also, as VideoCardz points out, this isnt the first time weve seen a CPU on sale before its actually launched by Intel, because this happened with Rocket Lake too, when the Core i7-11700K was purchased by punters before it was released over in Germany. Analysis: This mid-range chip could boast startling performance levels

Itll be really interesting to see how this purported Core i5-12400F performs (the F refers to the CPU having no integrated graphics, in case you were wondering). A previous leak pointed to some quite startling performance for the price bracket this processor will be in, with Cinebench scores suggesting that it could be a Ryzen 5 5600X beater (hefty condiments sprinkled about
with any pre-release performance metrics, though, as ever).

While the Core i5-12400F looks like it will end up considerably undercutting the 5600X on price, we have to bear in mind that Alder Lake requires a new motherboard, and therefore potentially more overall expense in terms of upgrading (depending on the buyers exact situation, of course).

Furthermore, AMD may have something new to replace the 5600X in the form of a beefed-up 3D V-cache toting new spin on the current chip, or so rumor has it, coming at CES 2022 or at least being revealed. And CES is indeed where we should see Intel launch this Core i5-12400F, and other non-K Alder Lake silicon, going by speculation.

There were no 12400F specs spilled by XanxoGaming, but previous leakage has pointed to boost speeds of up to 4.4GHz single-core (4GHz all-core). Check
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